The only major issue I personally see with it are the fakes/deepfakes. The quality is still pretty subpar right now yes but that's something that will get better over time, just like computer graphics have over the last few decades. Being against AI art just because it's easy seems like a rather reactionary take to me, Marxists shouldn't be in favor of intentionally gatekeeping things behind innate ability or years of expensive study.

As for the deal with artists, ideally there should be a fine distinction between personal and commercial use that empowers indie artists while holding large corporations accountable for theft.

What a crazy conversation. "Art" and "machine made" is an oxymoron, that's it. Without the human component, the techniques and experiences of an artist (however complex they might be), with no intent or thought behind it there is no reason for it to exist. This idea is one step removed from sitting in a plastic garden with drone birds flying around, reading your AI book and listening to AI music, while an AI robot raises your AI engineered children. This is death of the human condition, not technological progress.

Just another way to be lazy

well...in my experience, one side (people who draws good or bad and live making porn commissions mostly) complain that AI art is stealing their monies and produce "soulless slop"

and the other side (gooners without money and techbros) argue that this is the future of eternal pleasure making lewd pics of big breasted women without dealing with artistic divas, paying money or "wokeness"